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==List of military exercises== {{Incomplete list|date=April 2021}} ===Current and recurring=== {|class="wikitable sortable" !name!!host!!type!!invited<br>participant(s)!!focus!!first<br>held!!frequency |- |[[Anatolian Eagle]]||[[Turkey]]||multilateral|| ||[[aerial warfare]]||2001||no fixed schedule |- |[[AMAN (naval exercise)|AMAN]]||[[Pakistan]]||multilateral|| ||[[maritime security]]||2007||biannual |- |[[Balikatan]]||[[Philippines]]||bilateral|| ||combined arms||1991||annual |- |[[BALTOPS]]||[[NATO]]||multilateral|| ||[[naval warfare]]||1971||annual |- |[[Blue Flag (Israeli Air Force exercise)|Blue Flag]]||[[Israel]]||bilateral|| ||aerial warfare||2013||no fixed schedule |- |[[Exercise Bright Star|Bright Star]]||[[Egypt]]||bilateral|| ||combined arms||1980||biannual |- |[[Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training|CARAT]]||United States||bilateral||[[ASEAN]] members||naval warfare||1995||annual |- |[[Caucasus exercises]]||[[Russia]]||multilateral|| ||combined arms||2006||approx. every 4 years |- |[[Centre exercises]]||[[Russia]]||joint|| ||combined arms||2011||every 4 years |- |[[Cobra Gold]]||[[Thailand]]||multilateral|| ||combined arms, military simulation, humanitarian aid and disaster relief||1982||annual |- |[[Cold Response]]||NATO ([[Norway]])||multilateral|| ||defence readiness||2006||biannual |- |[[Exercise Croix du Sud|Croix du Sud]]||[[France]]||multilateral|| ||[[humanitarian aid]] and [[disaster relief]]||2002||biannual |- |[[Dynamic Manta]]||NATO||multilateral|| ||naval warfare||2006||annual |- |[[Garuda Shield]]||[[Indonesia]]||multilateral|| ||combined arms, command post, humanitarian aid and disaster relief||2007||annual |- |[[Green Dagger]]||[[United States]]||multilateral|| ||infantry combat||2019||annual |- |[[Exercise Komodo|Komodo Exercise]]||[[Indonesia]]||multilateral|| ||[[Naval Warfare]]||2014||annual |- |[[Malabar (naval exercise)|Malabar]]||[[India]]||multilateral|| ||naval warfare, maritime security||1992||annual |- |[[Maple Flag]]||[[Canada]]||multilateral||[[British Armed Forces|United Kingdom]], United States||aerial combat||1978||annual |- |[[Real Thaw]]||[[Portugal]]||multilateral|| ||aerial combat||2009||annual |- |[[Exercise Red Flag|Red Flag]]||United States||multilateral|| ||aerial combat||1975||triennial / biannual |- |[[Red Flag β Alaska]]||United States||multilateral|| ||aerial warfare||2006||triennial / quad-annual |- |[[Exercise Resolute Dragon|Resolute Dragon]]||[[Japan]]||bilateral|| ||defence readiness, command and control||2021||annual |- |[[Exercise RIMPAC|RIMPAC]]||United States||multilateral|| ||naval warfare||1971||biannual |- |[[Exercise Saif Sareea|Saif Sareea]]||[[Oman]]||bilateral||[[British Armed Forces|United Kingdom]]||combined arms||1986||no fixed schedule |- |[[Exercise Talisman Saber|Talisman Saber]]||[[Australia]]||bilateral||[[British Armed Forces|United Kingdom]], United States||combined arms; combat readiness||2005||biannual |- |[[Varuna (naval exercise)|Varuna]]||India||bilateral|| ||naval warfare||1993||annual |- |[[Vostok Exercises (disambiguation)|Vostok Exercises]]||Russia||joint|| ||combat readiness; command and control||2010||every 4 years |- |[[List of Zapad exercises|Zapad]]||Russia, [[Soviet Union]]||joint|| ||varying focuses||1981||approx. every 4 years |- !name!!host!!type!!invited<br>participant(s)!!focus!!first<br>held!!frequency |} ===Former, significant=== {|class="wikitable sortable" !name!!host!!type!!invited<br>participant(s)!!focus!!held!!frequency!!significance |- |[[Fleet problem]]||United States||joint|| ||[[naval warfare]]||1923β1941, 2014β2021||no fixed schedule||bulk of U.S. Navy exercises in the [[interwar period]] until [[World War II]] |- |[[Carolina Maneuvers]]||United States||joint|| ||warfare strategy||1941||standalone||involved approximately 350,000 soldiers |- |[[Louisiana Maneuvers]]||United States||joint|| ||warfare strategy||1941||standalone||involved approximately 400,000 soldiers, including several officers who would become prominent military leaders during [[World War II]] |- |[[Exercise Reforger|Reforger]]||[[NATO]] ([[West Germany]])||multilateral||West Germany, [[British Armed Forces|United Kingdom]], United States||combat readiness||1969β1988, 1990β1993||annual||display of preparedness in the event of war between [[NATO]] and the [[Warsaw Pact]] |- |[[North China Military Exercise]]||[[China]]||joint|| ||unknown||1981||standalone||involved over 114,000 soldiers; the largest Chinese military exercise up to that point |- |[[Exercise Able Archer|Able Archer]]||NATO||multilateral, command post|| ||combat readiness, [[nuclear warfare]]||unknown||annual||[[Able Archer 83]] was mistakenly perceived by the [[Soviet Union]] to be genuine NATO war preparations |- |[[Operation Brasstacks|Brasstacks]]||India||joint|| ||combined arms||1986β1987||standalone||involved approximately 500,000 soldiers; the largest military exercise on the [[Indian subcontinent]] in history |- |[[Millennium Challenge 2002|Millennium Challenge]]||United States||simulation|| ||warfare strategy||2002||standalone||restarted after Blueforce (representing the U.S.) was quickly defeated by Redforce (representing [[Iran]] or [[Iraq]]), with a new rule limiting Redforce's capabilities and favouring Blueforce, caused controversy when Blueforce won |- |[[Caucasus 2009]]||[[Russia]]||joint|| ||combat readiness||2009||standalone||conducted as a [[show of force]] against [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] after the [[Russo-Georgian War]] |- |[[Union Resolve 2022]]||Russia||bilateral|| ||combined arms, warfare strategy||2022||standalone||a deception by Russia for mobilisation prior to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022βpresent)|Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |- |[[2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan]]||China, [[Taiwan]]||joint (not involving Taiwan)|| ||naval warfare; combined arms||2022||standalone||conducted as a show of force against the U.S. to deter American influence in Taiwan, shortly after U.S. [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s [[2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan|visit to Taiwan]] |- !name!!host!!type!!invited<br>participant(s)!!focus!!held!!frequency!!significance |}
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